ARB traded near $0.136 on September 3 after gaining more than 50% over the previous seven days and roughly 23% within 24 hours. Daily trading volume climbed above $500 million, approximately nine times the previous week's daily average.
The price movement followed the Arbitrum Foundation's first-half progress update, which revealed ArbitrumDAO generated $6.19 million in income from four revenue lines carrying a combined gross margin above 97%. The figures demonstrate that network activity and commercial agreements can produce revenue beyond token market dynamics.
New Revenue Streams Drive DAO Income
Robinhood Chain became a significant new contributor after launching its mainnet in July. The network uses Arbitrum technology through an expansion program in which participating chains return 10% of net protocol revenue to the Arbitrum ecosystem.
In its first mainnet month, Robinhood Chain generated $360,000 in licensing fees, representing approximately 35% of the DAO's July income. The Foundation reported that July's revenue alone put third-quarter income on track to exceed second-quarter figures by more than 40%.
During one cited 24-hour period, Robinhood Chain processed $1.43 billion in decentralized exchange volume and generated $3.75 million in fees, compared to Arbitrum One's $193 million in volume and roughly $14,700 in fees during the same timeframe.
RWA Market and Network Activity Expand
Arbitrum's tokenized real-world asset market reached $1 billion, with the ecosystem deploying more than 2,000 RWA assets by the half's end. The network processed 478 million transactions in the first half, bringing lifetime transactions above 2.7 billion. Average monthly stablecoin transfer volume surpassed $70 billion.
Futures open interest climbed 35% alongside the spot price movement, indicating increased leveraged exposure. ARB remains more than 95% below its 2024 all-time high, with circulating supply around 6.68 billion tokens at the reporting time.
